The Captain Planet Knowledge Is Power Contest Official Rules:
No Purchase Necessary
1. Description of the contest
The Captain Planet Knowledge Is Power Contest (the "Contest"), sponsored by Captain Planet Foundation, having its headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., the Enviro Expo USA, having its headquarters in Woodstock, Ga. and Best Buy, having its headquarters in Richfield, MN ("Sponsors"), is designed to provide Atlanta area youth with an outlet to inform and inspire others to live a more eco-friendly life by making small changes that have big implications. Eligible entrants will have a chance to win prizes in their respective categories by creating an original 30 to 60 second Public Service Announcement (the "Video") answering the question, "Did you know?" as it relates to informing viewers of a statistic surrounding an environmental theme and then offering one or more suggestions to address the problem. There are three categories: elementary, middle and high school. Videos must be made by individual classes, not schools, and only one video per class may be submitted. One teacher from each class must be named the designated contact and fill out a form prior to submission. Form is located above. Each category will have a first, second and third place ranking with coordinating prizes provided by Best Buy. First place winners in each category will receive a $500 gift card. Second place winners in each category will receive a $250 gift card. Third place winners in each category will receive a $150 gift card. Prizes will be awarded at the Enviro Expo USA on November 14, 2009. In addition, each video meeting the outlined requirements will be shown at the Enviro Expo USA on November 14 and 15, 2009, as well as on the Captain Planet Foundation website and the Enviro Expo USA website for on or about 60 days. Entrants" submission may also be showcased in various media at Sponsors" sole discretion.
2. Eligibility Criteria
The Contest is open to elementary, middle and high school fall 2009 term classes in the Metro Atlanta, Ga., area which includes Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Cobb and Dekalb counties only. Students and teachers must be U.S. Citizens who satisfy the following criteria ("Eligibility Criteria"): (a) those who are not employees of Sponsors and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, participating vendors, promotion or advertising agencies, or any other company involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Contest (all of the above, together with Sponsors, collectively referred to as "Promotion Entities"); and (b) those who are not an employee's immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), regardless of where they live, or an employee's Household Member. "Household Member" shall mean people who share the same residence at least 3 months a year (whether related or not). All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. In addition to meeting the Eligibility Criteria, entrants must also satisfy the Conditions of Participation set out in clause 8 below in order to remain eligible to participate in the Contest.
3. How to Enter
The Contest begins at 9:00:01 A.M. EST on October 1, 2009 and ends at 5:00:01 P.M. EST on November 10, 2009 (the "Submission Period"). To participate in the Contest, entrants must design and create an original 30 to 60 second Video that addresses the subject matter outlined in clause 1 and upload the Video at www.vimeo.com (the "Web site"). Videos must be tagged "captainplanetfdn" and placed in the Captain Planet Foundation Channel. Prior to Video submission, a class teacher must be designated as the contact and is required to fill out and send in the entry form located on the Captain Planet Foundation website. In order to comply with federal law regulating Captain Planet Foundation as a 501(c)3 tax exempt charity.
Videos must be in .mov, .wmv, .mp4, .3g2, or .3gp compressed video at 320x240. Mobile phone video may be uploaded in its original, smaller dimensions. Videos may not exceed 100 megabytes in size. In the event of broadcast, all finalists must have a high-resolution, broadcast-quality version readily available and submit all relevant paperwork in regards to clearance of all elements included in the Video submission(s). All entries must either be in English or contain English subtitles. By entering this Contest, all entrants agree to these Official Rules. Entries must be received by Sponsors no later than 5:00:01 P.M. EST on November 10, 2009. Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost or misdirected mail, for incomplete entries or for entries not properly uploaded. Entries may only be submitted in the name of one individual, the class teacher. Entrants are permitted to submit only one Video.
4. Judging
The Web site will not take Video submissions after 5:00:01 P.M. EDT on November 10, 2009. Immediately following the end of the Submission Period, the three Videos in each category with the most "likes" will be considered the winners, in order of popularity. Sponsors reserve the right to name fewer than three finalists and/or not to name any finalists at all if, in its sole discretion, an insufficient number of qualified Videos are received.
Winning videos are subject to verification of eligibility, continued participation and compliance with these Official Rules. Winners will be notified by phone, email or mail, at Sponsors" discretion. Decisions of the Sponsors are final and binding. Finalists must execute and return all documentation required by Sponsors in order to remain eligible as a finalist.
5. Prizes
Each category will have a first, second and third place ranking with coordinating prizes provided by Best Buy. First place winners in each category will receive a $500 gift card. Second place winners in each category will receive a $250 gift card. Third place winners in each category will receive a $150 gift card. Prizes will be announced at the Enviro Expo USA on November 14, 2009. In addition, each video meeting the outlined requirements will be shown at the Enviro Expo USA on November 14 and 15, 2009, as well as on the Captain Planet Foundation website and the Enviro Expo website for on or about 60 days. Entrants" submission may also be showcased in various media at Sponsors" sole discretion. Total approximate retail value of all prizes combined is US$2700. All fees, expense and administration not listed above are at the sole responsibility of the winners.
All taxes on prizes (including, without limitation, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of the winners. Prizes may not be substituted or transferred, except that Sponsors may substitute a prize of equal or greater value in their sole discretion. The prizes referred above are personal and cannot be transferred to third parties. The opportunity to have Videos reviewed by media for the Contest constitutes consideration for the activity carried out by entrants in designing and creating the video and performing any activity relating to the Contest.
6. Ownership of Material
All Videos must be entirely the entrant's original work and must not infringe the intellectual property, industrial property or other rights of any third party, without regard to the entrant's country of residence. Entrants agree that a condition of entry into the Contest is the assignment and transfer to Sponsors of all rights, title and interest in and to their Video and design (including, without limitation, all intellectual property and industrial rights now in force or that come into force in the future in any part of the world, whether or not registered or registerable) and all applications and rights to apply for the registration of such rights (including, without limitation, copyright, designs, inventions, patents, trade secrets, trade marks, trade dress and all other rights of a similar or corresponding character or nature) subsisting in the Video, design and all documents, drawings, models and preparatory materials relating to the Video ("Intellectual Property Rights" or "IPR". In entering a Video in the Contest, entrants agree to assign, and to the extent permitted by law hereby assign, all IPR to Sponsor.
In entering a Video in the Contest, entrants also agree to waive, and to the extent permitted by law, hereby waive, all moral rights conferred upon them or arising in respect of their Video anywhere in the world. Without prejudice to the foregoing, entrants hereby consent without recourse to any use of the Video by Sponsors which would infringe, anywhere in the world, any of their moral rights in the Video.
Entrants agree to execute any documents that Sponsors deem necessary to effect or record the assignment and transfer of IPR and/or the waiver of moral rights contemplated above, including, without limitation, any documents that may be required under the laws of the entrant's country of residence.
Videos entered in the Contest will not be returned to entrants. Sponsors reserve the right at any time to disqualify any Video that it determines, in its sole discretion, is not original and/or does not meet the requirements of these Official Rules.
7. Publicity
Entrants grant permission to Promotion Entities to use, publish and display their name, likeness and/or entry, as well as any footage, stills, recordings and/or photographs of them recorded or taken during or for the purposes of the Contest (or any reproduction or modification thereof), in any manner and medium throughout the world for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Entrant agrees to execute and sign additional publicity release documents if necessary.
8. Conditions of Participation
As a condition of entering the Contest, entrants will be required to indicate and affirm their agreement with these Official Rules. Entrants must also abide by the decisions of the judges and Sponsors, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest and agree that no correspondence will be entered into.
Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification from the Contest and selection of an alternate winner. Any winner who cannot be contacted within ten days of first attempted notification will forfeit their prize. Winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release and, where legally permissible, a publicity release within ten days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Alternate winners will be selected according to the Contest Judging Criteria.
To the extent permitted by law, the entrants agree to hold Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and assigns harmless from any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by the entrant's participation in the Contest and/or use or acceptance of any prize won. Sponsors are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the advertising or administration of the Contest or in the announcement of a prize.
An entrant may be prohibited or disqualified from participating in the Contest, or may be required to forfeit any prize awarded to them in the Contest if, in Sponsors' sole discretion, (a) Sponsors believe that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, engaging in deception, not adhering to the content requirement or otherwise violating these Official Rules, (b) Sponsors believe that the entrant does not satisfy the Eligibility Criteria, (c) the entrant does not satisfy any other criteria or agreement in these Official Rules (including, without limitation, executing and returning any documentation required by Sponsors), or (d) the entrant is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to, any felony or any crime of moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation.
9. Privacy
In entering the Contest, entrants will be required to provide Sponsors with, or Sponsors will need to collect, certain personally identifying information ("Personal Information"). Entrants agree and consent to Sponsors using and processing such Personal Information for the promotion and administration of the Contest, to claim or defend its rights in any disputes arising in connection with the Contest, and to comply with any requests received from public authorities ("Permitted Purposes"). Entrants also agree that Sponsors may provide their Personal Information to third parties, including Sponsors" agents and contractors, for the Permitted Purposes. Sponsors will delete all Personal Information within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the Contest. The processing of all Personal Information will take place by electronic and manual means in compliance with all security measures required by applicable laws. Personal Information will be accessible within Sponsors' organization only by those persons who are responsible for using and processing of the Personal Information for the Permitted Purposes.
Entrants acknowledge that their Personal Information may be transferred outside their jurisdiction of residence for the Permitted Purposes.
Entrants acknowledge that the use and processing of their Personal Information is necessary for the administration of the Contest. The failure by entrants to provide all requested Personal Information will result in ineligibility to participate in the Contest.
Entrants may access or request the correction of their Personal Information by sending a written request to the following address:
Captain Planet Foundation., c/o Kristi Porter
Knowledge Is Power Contest
133 Luckie Street NW, 2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
10. Recourse to Judicial or other Procedures
These Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with, and any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Official Rules, their subject matter or the Contest, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Vermont, U.S.A. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes of claims resulting from or in connection with the Contest are hereby excluded, and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. In the event that the foregoing waiver is unenforceable or prohibited by law, the parties agree, for the sole benefit of Sponsors, that the Georgia Court of Chancery or the U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia U.S. shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or matter arising out of or in connection with these Official Rules or the Contest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this clause shall limit the right of Sponsor to take proceedings against any entrant in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdictions, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.
11. Warranty and Indemnity
In entering the Contest, entrants certify that they satisfy the Eligibility Criteria, that their Video is original to them alone, that they are the sole and exclusive owner of all IPR and that they have the right to submit the Video in the Contest and to transfer the ownership of the Video and of all IPR to Sponsor. Entrants agree and warrant that they shall comply with all the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and that they shall not enter any Video that infringes any third party IPR. To the maximum extent permitted by law, entrants agree to keep Sponsor indemnified at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any of the entrant's acts or omissions in connection with their participation in the Contest and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein.
12. Severability
If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
13. Winners List
For the names of the winners, log onto www.vimeo.com/captainplanetfdn on or about November 11, 2009, which information will be available for a period of up to 60 days.
By entering this Contest, all entrants acknowledge that they have read and fully understand these Official Rules of the Contest and will be bound in accordance thereof.
SPONSORS:
Captain Planet Foundation, 133 Luckie Street NW, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
captainplanetfdn.org
Enviro Expo USA 184 Mirramont Lake Drive, Woodstock, GA 30189
enviroexpousa.org
Best Buy, 7601 Penn Ave. South, Richfield, MN 55423-3645
bestbuy.com
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